Chapter 11.1 t/m 11.3 Flashcards
stress
the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging.
stressors
events that cause a stress reaction.
distress
the effect of unpleasant and undesirable stressors.
eustress
the effect of positive events, or
the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being.
catastrophe
an unpredictable, large-scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well as over- whelming feelings of threat.
Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person’s life over a 1-year period resulting from major life events.
College Undergraduate Stress Scale (CUSS)
assessment that measures the amount of stress in a college student’s life over a 1-year period resulting from major life events.
Hassles
the daily annoyances of everyday life
pressure
the psychological experience produced by urgent demands or expectations for a person’s behavior that come from an outside source.
frustration
the psychological experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need.
aggression
actions meant to harm or destroy; behavior intended to hurt or destroy another person.
displaced aggression
taking out one’s frustrations on some less threatening or more available target.
escape or withdrawal
leaving the presence of a stressor, either literally or by a psychological withdrawal into fantasy, drug abuse, or apathy
approach–approach conflict
conflict occurring when a person must choose between two desirable goals.
avoidance–avoidance conflicts
conflict occurring when a person must choose between two undesirable goals.
